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Conscription, also known as the draft in American English, is the practice in which the compulsory enlistment in a national service, mainly a military service, is enforced by law. [1] Conscription dates back to antiquity and it continues in some countries to the present day under various names.
The World War I system served as a model for that of World War II. President Roosevelt's signing of the Selective Training and Service Act on September 16, 1940, began the first peacetime draft in the United States. The 1940 law instituted conscription in peacetime, requiring the registration of all men between 21 and 35.
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United States Marine Corps Air Stations of World War II by M.L. Shettle; United States Marine Corps Aviation Squadron Lineage, Insignia and History Volume 1 by Michael J. Crowler; U.S. Marine Corps Aviation - 1912 to Present by Peter Mersky; U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Unit Insignia 1941 - 1946 by Jeff Millstein; USMC: A Complete History by Jon ...
World War I draft card. Lower left corner to be removed by men of African ancestry in order to keep the military segregated. Following the U.S. declaration of war against Germany on 6 April, the Selective Service Act of 1917 (40 Stat. 76) was passed by the 65th United States Congress on 18 May 1917, creating the Selective Service System. [10]
The United States Cavalry: an illustrated history, 1776–1944. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-3475-8. Weigley, Russell Frank. History of the United States Army (1967) Weigley, Russell Frank. The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy, (1977) excerpt and text search; Williams, T. Harry (1960).
A recent New York Times investigation has heightened suspicions surrounding the GOP nominee's draft deferment. Donald Trump deferred the US military draft 5 times, New York Times reports Skip to ...
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